Good to see the old Canadian $1 show up in collections. You’re on the right track when you say that the treasury in Canada does not print these....
You're killin' me RickieB! For a Canadian who never saw much variety in the post 1950's US notes I grew up with, you took me to school. Thanks...
Thanks for the thread. Great info too! I share your enthusiasm for European notes from this era, and although I have not collected hyperinflation...
A friend was settling an estate and came across something she thought I might be interested in. It's 48 pages, about 3 1/2" X 8", and as you can...
Agree that the vertical orientation takes some getting used to. Throughout the Russian note series (1890's, 1900's, then again in the late...
yep, I have some 1940's Russians as well. They are almost black and white... very depressing.
My contribution to the Intricate Engraving track. How about this 1909 Russian 5 Ruble note. Pretty sure it's genuine, though not very rare. It was...
Very cool, I especially like the back of the 100 pengo.... can't beat a good castle! Good to see some foreign notes with great engraving.
I have to agree...I'd be like a kid in a candy store.... very beautiful, very expensive candy.
Very cool note. I like the $100 budget idea for these Chartered Bank notes - Now that Toronto is sitting beside your Commerce note, I assume Royal...
Thanks. I have some 1940's coins from what was then British East Africa and British West Africa, and most of them have holes as well, so the...
No, it was a Chartered Bank, just a part of Molson's business interests. Molson's Bank secured its charter in 1855, under the Free Banking Act,...
The Bank of Commerce and many other Canadian Chartered banks issued notes up to the 1930's. The Commerce note is my favourite. I'm jealous!...
Great looking coins, esp the 1870 1 Fr! Not many recent European coins have holes in the middle, like the 5, 10, 25 centimes? Do you or any other...
You might be right about the dude on the $10. He's John A Macdonald, Canada's first Prime Miinster, so probably fair to say he's Canada's George...
To me, it's all about the story. I can appreciate the engraving on the Bison $10, but for me, the history of why these notes were so well made...
Thanks! You cleared up a mystery for me. I saw the "500" but did not realize why it was there. While you're at it, what's the story behind...
Probably, but a 1 cent coin would cost even more!!! Now THAT's a currency crisis.
I enjoy all the beautiful notes on this site, and the enthusiasm for this hobby expressed by everyone that posts on CT. But we probably all have a...
... and just to show that I "love all my children equally", here is the note that got me started. About 20 years ago, I spotted one of these in a...
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